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Monday, October, 26, 2009

Articles About Right Sided Heart Failure

Health Encyclopedia: Right Sided Heart Failure

Definition

Right-sided heart failure is a condition in which the right side of the heart loses its ability to pump blood efficiently.


Alternative Names

Congestive heart failure - right-sided


Causes, incidence, and risk factors

Right-sided heart failure occurs in about 1 in 20 people. Coronary artery disease is the most common cause of heart failure in the United States, but it can be a complication of other conditions.

Heart failure may affect the right sid...

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Expert & Community Posts

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Heart failure, is it All the Same?
By Dr. Larry Weinrauch , Health Expert

Not really. In fact, heart failure is newly diagnosed in more than half a million... Read more »

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COPD and asthma: What's the difference?
By David Kaufman, M.D. , Health Expert

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is, I think, one of the most misunderstood common lung... Read more »

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Hypertension and Congestive Heart Failure
By Dr. Charles Whitcomb , Health Expert

  Congestive heart failure (CHF) is one of the most common reasons for hospital admission in the... Read more »

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Keeping Your Heart Beating Healthily
By Heather Reese , Health Expert

Five million Americans suffer from heart failure, a condition in which the heart can’t pump... Read more »

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Heart Failure and Sex
By Dr. Larry Weinrauch , Health Expert

Can someone still have sex after heart failure is diagnosed?   Try not to feel embarrassed... Read more »

Health Guide

Right-sided heart failure
Congestive heart failure - right-sided Prevention Follow your health care provider's recommendations for treating conditions that may cause congestive heart... Read more »
Heart failure
Heart failure, also called congestive heart failure, is a life-threatening condition in which the heart can no longer pump enough blood to the rest of the body. Alternative... Read more »
Right-sided heart failure
Congestive heart failure - right-sided Treatment Heart failure requires periodic monitoring by your health care provider. The goals of treatment include... Read more »
Congestive Heart Failure Patient Guide
Overview Congestive heart failure (CHF) is the result of abnormal and depressed function of the heart for any reason. The most common presentations of this syndrome are the development of shortness... Read more »
Right-sided heart failure
Congestive heart failure - right-sided Symptoms Shortness of breath Swelling of feet and ankles Urinating more frequently at... Read more »

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